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led the Chinese men's basketball team to 2 consecutive wins, but is Qiao Shuai really better than Du Feng?

author:Zhou Yu

With Wu Qian's outbreak in the fourth quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Iran without Haddadi 86-74, plus the previous victory over Kazakhstan, Qiao Shuai won two consecutive victories after taking office. So can it be said that Qiao Shuai is stronger than Du Feng?

led the Chinese men's basketball team to 2 consecutive wins, but is Qiao Shuai really better than Du Feng?

Fans who watched the ball knew that although these two games were won, the scenes were not good, and it can be said that they were similar to the period when Du Feng led the team. First of all, we need to explain that players can't shoot three-point shots or free throws, which is a problem of poor basic skills of players, which has nothing to do with national team coaches, and they are not obliged to cultivate the basic skills of players in the national team. Let's analyze the differences between Du Feng and Qiao Shuai based on the same opponent.

led the Chinese men's basketball team to 2 consecutive wins, but is Qiao Shuai really better than Du Feng?

1. Kazakhstan

On August 25, 2022, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Kazakhstan 68-56, and the 12-member squad of the Chinese team was Zhao Jiwei, Guo Allen, Sun Minghui, Gu Quan, Wang Zhelin, Zhou Qi, Lu Wenbo, Zhu Mingzhen, Zhu Junlong, Shen Zijie, Xu Jie and Hu Mingxuan. The starters are Sun Minghui, Guo Allen, Zhu Junlong, Gu Quan, Zhou Qi.

The score ended the quarter: 23-14 in the first quarter, 41-24 in the second quarter, and 48-42 in the third quarter, and the final score was 68-56. Zhou Qi 19 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks, Sun Minghui 13 points and 6 rebounds, Hu Mingxuan 11 points and 5 rebounds, Wang Zhelin 8 points and 6 rebounds, Guo Allen 5 points, Gu Quan 5 points. Kazakhstan is the home stadium.

Full-time data comparison: China rebounded 47-33, assists 6-8, shot 38% (19-of-50) vs. 33% (21-of-63), three-point shooting 13% (2-of-15) vs. 10% (2-of-21), 70% (28-of-40) vs. 75-75 (12-of-16), 9-7 steals, 21-14 turnovers, 3-5 blocks, and 23-33 fouls.

led the Chinese men's basketball team to 2 consecutive wins, but is Qiao Shuai really better than Du Feng?

On February 23, 2023, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Kazakhstan Satan 71-59, and the 12-man squad of the Chinese team was Hu Mingxuan, Zhao Jiwei, Guo Allen, Zhao Rui, Zhou Peng, Wang Zhelin, Zhou Qi, Jiao Boqiao, Cui Yongxi, Zhu Xuhang, Zhu Junlong and Zhang Zhenlin. The starters are Zhao Jiwei, Cui Yongxi, Zhang Zhenlin, Zhou Peng, Zhou Qi.

The score ended the quarter: 21-12 in the first quarter, 43-22 in the second quarter, and 59-40 in the third quarter, and the final score was 71-59. Zhou Qi 16 points and 12 rebounds, Zhao Jiwei 11 points, Wang Zhelin 7 points and 6 rebounds, Guo Allen 9 points, Hu Mingxuan 8 points, Zhao Rui 7 points.

Full-time data comparison: China rebounded 42-30, assisted 11-17, shot 41% (25-of-61) vs. 43.8% (21-of-48), 26.1% (6-of-23) vs. 33.3% (8-of-24) three-point shooting, 55.6% (15-of-27) vs. 64.3% (9-of-14) from the free-throw line, 11-for-10 steals, 18-22 turnovers, 1-2 blocks, and 21-26 fouls.

led the Chinese men's basketball team to 2 consecutive wins, but is Qiao Shuai really better than Du Feng?

From the perspective of the lineup, the inside line of the two games is basically the same as Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin, the guard line Qiao Shuai reuses Cui Yongxi, but the others are basically the same, it can be said that the guard line is not much different, but the gap between the front line is a little big, Qiao Shuai has Zhou Peng, Zhang Zhenlin, and Du Feng only Gu Quan, this athleticism is not at the same level.

Coincidentally, the Chinese men's basketball team won Kazakhstan by 12 points twice, but it should be noted that Du Feng led the team away, and Qiao Shuai played at home, in terms of the difficulty of the game or Du Feng's difficulty, and there was also the factor of the epidemic at that time.

led the Chinese men's basketball team to 2 consecutive wins, but is Qiao Shuai really better than Du Feng?

2. Iran

On November 11, 2022, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Iran 81-72, and the Chinese team advanced to the World Cup with this victory. It should be noted that the match was played in Tehran, with Iran as the home stadium. The 12-man squad of the Chinese team is Wu Qian, Xu Jie, Zhao Rui, Gu Quan, Zhou Peng, Jiang Weize, Ren Junfei, Wang Zhelin, Zhou Qi, Wang Yibo, Zhu Junlong and Shen Zijie. The starters are Wu Qian, Zhao Rui, Gu Quan, Zhou Peng, Wang Zhelin.

The score ended the quarter: 20-21 in the first quarter, 42-34 in the second quarter, and 60-51 in the third quarter, and the final score was 81-72. Wang Zhelin 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Wu Qian 13 points and 4 rebounds, Zhao Rui 12 points and 7 assists, Zhou Peng 11 points and 3 assists, Gu Quan 10 points, Jiang Weize 6 points, Shen Zijie 6 points.

Full-time data comparison: China rebounded 37 to 39, assists 20 to 15, shot 48% (31 of 65) to 43% (28 of 65), 39% (11 of 28) from three-point range (3 of 11), 62% (8 of 13) to 59% (13 of 22), 10 to 12 steals, 18 to 16 turnovers, 1-3 blocks and 21 to 18 fouls.

led the Chinese men's basketball team to 2 consecutive wins, but is Qiao Shuai really better than Du Feng?

On February 26, 2023, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Iran 86-74, and the 12-man Chinese team squad was Zhao Jiwei, Zhao Rui, Wu Qian, Cheng Shuaipeng, Cui Yongxi, Zhang Zhenlin, Zhou Peng, Zhu Xuhang, Zeng Fanbo, Jiao Boqiao, Zhou Qi, and Hu Jinqiu. The starters are Zhao Jiwei, Cui Yongxi, Zhang Zhenlin, Zhou Peng, Zhou Qi.

The score ended the quarter: 20-21 in the first quarter, 45-48 in the second quarter, 61-58 in the third quarter, and the final score was 86-74. Wu Qian 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Hu Jinqiu 13 points and 6 rebounds, Zhou Qi 11 points and 7 rebounds, Zhao Jiwei 12 points and 8 assists, Zhang Zhenlin 9 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Cui Yongxi 8 points and 5 rebounds.

Full-time data comparison: China rebounded 43 to 33, assists 28 to 17, shot 53.7% (29 of 54) to 33.8% (22 of 65), 36.4% (8 of 22) vs 24% (6 of 25) from three-point range, 69% (20 of 29) to 88.9% (24 of 27), steals 5 to 9, turnovers 22 to 12, blocks 1 to 0, fouls 28 to 25.

led the Chinese men's basketball team to 2 consecutive wins, but is Qiao Shuai really better than Du Feng?

From the perspective of the lineup, Qiao Shuai's team has Hu Jinqiu, who has performed well, and he is Du Feng's favorite disciple, but unfortunately he was unable to match Haddadi due to injury. The forward line is still Qiao Shuai's squad is much stronger, and the back line is basically the same.

It should be noted that Haddadi scored 14 points and 11 rebounds when Du Feng led the team to play Iran, while Haddadi did not play when Qiao Shuai led the team. Everyone knows that the Iranian team with Haddadi and without Haddadi are two completely different teams.

led the Chinese men's basketball team to 2 consecutive wins, but is Qiao Shuai really better than Du Feng?

On the whole, Qiao Shuai has better cards in his hand, has the advantage of playing at home, has no pressure to advance (Du Feng has completed the task of qualifying for the World Cup), and has played the same record as Du Feng. If you only look at these 4 games, Du Feng has done better than Qiao Shuai.

Some people will talk about running-in, but is this really the case? Qiao Shuai took office on November 16, and then Yao Ming accompanied him to Zhuji to observe and inspect most of the players, the end of the second phase of the CBA is January 19, 2022, and there is more than a month of training time before the game against Kazakhstan, and there are also friendly matches with Tongxi and Shanghai in the middle, it can be said that the time for Qiao Shuai is enough. Some people may say that Du Feng is more familiar with the players, but Du Feng was all his energy in the Guangdong team when he had a game in the CBA, and he could only consider the affairs of the national team when he reached the window, so in fact, the situation of the two is the same.

led the Chinese men's basketball team to 2 consecutive wins, but is Qiao Shuai really better than Du Feng?

Although Du Feng led the team to complete the task of entering the World Cup, he was still scolded by Kuroko to be incomplete. They attacked Du Feng mainly on two points, one was the three-guard tactic, and the other was that Du Feng reused Hu Mingxuan. Regarding the issue of three defenders, because Du Feng lacked a striker with the ability to hold the ball, he was forced to use a back three in order to ensure the movement of the ball. It should be noted that Qiao Shuai also used three defenders in these two games.

In addition, there is the problem of reusing Hu Mingxuan, in fact, it can be thought that no matter who is the leader to form a team, he must choose his own familiar and obedient soldiers, the so-called use of practice without raw is this truth. In this way, Du Feng has no problem using Hu Mingxuan, and Hu Mingxuan's hard work in the national team fits the spirit of winning glory for the country. In addition, Qiao Shuai also used Hu Mingxuan, and it was Hu Mingxuan's key three points that ensured the victory of the Chinese men's basketball team against Kazakhstan.

led the Chinese men's basketball team to 2 consecutive wins, but is Qiao Shuai really better than Du Feng?

In 2019, Li Nanbing lost the World Cup, and the Chinese men's basketball team did not have the opportunity to go directly to the Tokyo Olympics, and the scolding from all parties pushed the men's basketball team's reputation to a historical low. Du Feng chose to take over as the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team at this time, which should be said to be very responsible. He was not a fool, he knew that he would be scolded to the fullest, but he still stood up without hesitation.

Of course, it is still a little early to say that Qiao Shuai is not as good as Du Feng, these two games are just drills, the test for Qiao Shuai is still ahead, this year's important events are also the World Cup and the Asian Games, looking forward to the Chinese men's basketball team achieving good results.

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